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message 1: by Trisha, lives on coffee (last edited May 10, 2024 09:49AM) (new)

Trisha | 1954 comments Books are posted for May!

Our choices are:

Main:
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Middletide by Sarah Crouch The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1) by Mai Corland The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Real Americans by Rachel Khong

add-ons:
Did I Ever Tell You? by Genevieve Kingston Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson The Lady Waiting by Magdalena Zyzak


and an extra bonus optional add-on:
Volume 0 by Juliet Escoria


message 2: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 507 comments Oh my gosh! Woo hoo!!!


message 3: by Trisha, lives on coffee (new)

Trisha | 1954 comments Right?

so I have
Middletide by Sarah Crouch Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis Real Americans by Rachel Khong as arcs

so I ordered:
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean Five Broken Blades (The Broken Blades, #1) by Mai Corland The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

so excited!!


message 4: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hutchinson | 86 comments Is anyone getting the magazine thing, Issue 0? I am leaning towards yes but then again I don't know any of the authors and there are not too many details. But on the other hand, I may get it just to have it, ugh I don't know.

Are you getting it, why or why not?


message 5: by Elsa (new)

Elsa Carrion (ecarrion) | 712 comments I got

Five Broken Blades by unknown author The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren and
Table for Two by Amor Towles in one box

and

I have

Real Americans by Rachel Khong Middletide by Sarah Crouch Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson so far in the other box

also thinking about How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang and All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore not sure yet


message 6: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 507 comments Jennifer wrote: "Is anyone getting the magazine thing, Issue 0? I am leaning towards yes but then again I don't know any of the authors and there are not too many details. But on the other hand, I may get it just t..."

I don't know about a magazine. Is it literally a magazine on BOTM?? If so, I guess I missed it.


message 7: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Hutchinson | 86 comments I think I saw someone say that it's on the app only and available to friends and BFFs. But it's called Issue Ø and it says it's short stories in a literary magazine. It was one of the hints that everyone was talking about.


message 8: by Vicki (last edited May 01, 2024 08:23AM) (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 507 comments OK, I see it now...Storytime. :)

I'm not sure yet which books I'm getting since I already got these from NetGalley
Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis Middletide by Sarah Crouch

And I want this one that I requested from NetGalley, so if I can get it free I will:
Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Got this from the library:
Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

For sure I'm getting these:
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
If I get the one I requested before the cut off date on BOTM, then I'll get something else. But they take SO LONG on some requests that I'm not holding my breath. lol


message 9: by Jason (new)

Jason Guebert | 1 comments Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland

I got Five Broken Blades and can't wait to read! :)


message 10: by Trisha, lives on coffee (new)

Trisha | 1954 comments Jennifer wrote: "I think I saw someone say that it's on the app only and available to friends and BFFs. But it's called Issue Ø and it says it's short stories in a literary magazine. It was one of the hints that ev..."

oh yes! I forgot, I also got the 0 book thing!

I was sad neither Riley Sager's new one nor Ruth Ware's were on there. . .


message 11: by Randi (last edited May 01, 2024 08:58AM) (new)

Randi (zozopuff) | 9 comments I got Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland and The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley .

Plus an add on of Severance by Ling Ma .

It was surprisingly difficult to pick this month because they all look really good!


message 12: by Andrea (new)

Andrea | 14 comments Elsa, last month I saw you got The Widower's Wife, which I never saw as an add on or thriller. Never found it but I did a search of the title and it came up, so I added it to my cart. Anyway, I appreciate seeing what everyone gets. You put this book on my radar so thank you! Besides The Widower's Wife I got Real Americans, Annie Bot, The Frozen River and Three Women published back in 2019.
If anyone was on the fence about Mercury, a January pick, I just started reading it now and it is excellent. Highly recommend!


message 13: by Kelsey (new)

Kelsey (psychedaboutbooks) | 1 comments I got The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean and I'm so excited about it!


message 14: by Tonya (new)

Tonya (tonyaf) | 29 comments It took me forever to decide. I went with:

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis Dark Matter by Blake Crouch .


message 15: by Elsa (new)

Elsa Carrion (ecarrion) | 712 comments Andrea wrote: "Elsa, last month I saw you got The Widower's Wife, which I never saw as an add on or thriller. Never found it but I did a search of the title and it came up, so I added it to my cart. Anyway, I app..."


Glad you found it, sometimes they hide and you have to dig deep for them. The only reason I remembered to grab that book was because that was on one of my list reminding me to order when I had a space in a box.


Amanda - Cat Addict Historian (closet_reader) | 5 comments I skipped... I already have so much too read.


message 17: by Vicki (last edited May 08, 2024 02:14PM) (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 507 comments I finally made my decision and ordered these today:

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli The Wives A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean Real Americans by Rachel Khong

I also ordered these from my public library:
Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer


message 18: by Trisha, lives on coffee (new)

Trisha | 1954 comments Amanda - Cat Addict Historian wrote: "I skipped... I already have so much too read."

OMG I feel this right now!
I went book store shopping for a book crawl over the weekend and ALSO bought books. I'm SO behind in my reading! lol


message 19: by Trisha, lives on coffee (new)

Trisha | 1954 comments Vicki wrote: "I finally made my decision and ordered these today:

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1) by Kristen CiccarelliThe Wives A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo.."


YAY Vicki!! We'll have to read some of these together!


message 20: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 507 comments Trisha wrote: "Vicki wrote: "I finally made my decision and ordered these today:

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1) by Kristen CiccarelliThe Wives A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo.."

YAY V..."


Yes! YAY! I can't wait...but, I'm a little unhappy with my order because I had totally forgotten that I got Heartless Hunter from NetGalley, so I feel like I wasted my money. But I was so attracted to the cover, I just couldn't resist. lol I'm ready to plan!


message 21: by Trisha, lives on coffee (new)

Trisha | 1954 comments oh I do that all the time! I loved that one! I hope you do too!


message 22: by Vicki (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 507 comments I guess great minds do think alike! lol I'm glad to hear you liked it, so I probably will too. :)


message 23: by Ilsen (new)

Ilsen | 47 comments I chose mine a couple of days ago but I went with The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean I also got Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland but I didn’t get it from BOTM because I wanted the pretty stenciled edges. But I’m excited for both!


message 24: by Catherine (new)

Catherine (royaltiescmb) | 2 comments I got Five Broken Blades as well. It’s my next read.


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